Featured Exhibition

Through sculpture, paintings, textiles, prints, photographs, and posters that span centuries, Shine On celebrates the invaluable contribution that nurses have made to society. Artists featured in the exhibition include Rembrandt van Rijn, Mary Cassatt, George Bellows, Romaine Brooks, Alfred Eisenstaedt, and Robert Vickrey.

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Upcoming Events

Event Spaces

Derby Court

Capacity:

Seated dinner – 200

Cocktail reception – 500

This grand and unparalleled space will dazzle your guests with the glass sculpture of Dale Chihuly and a skylight ceiling filled with sun or stars. This dramatic setting is the perfect backdrop for formal cocktail receptions, seated dinners and dancing.

Broad Street Lobby

Capacity:

Seated ceremony – 75

Cocktail reception – 150

The Broad Street Lobby features intricately painted and gilt ceilings and limestone archways leading into the interior courtyard. This grand entrance space can be used in conjunction with Derby Court for cocktail receptions or wedding ceremonies.

Derby Court & Broad Street Lobby includes access to all galleries on 1st and 2nd floors

Sunday – Friday

Saturday

Daytime 10 am to 3:30 pm

$1,000

$3,000

Evening After 5:30 pm

$3,000

$4,000

Cardinal Health Auditorium

Capacity:

Seated – 288

The classically styled auditorium has been completely renovated and updated to accommodate the latest in audio and visual presentations or film screenings. In addition, it is a favorite of local jazz and classical performers because of the excellent acoustics and our stunning 1929 Steinway grand piano.

Cardinal Health Auditorium includes access to all galleries on 1st floor

Sunday – Saturday

Daytime 10 am to 3:30 pm

$600

Evening After 5:30 pm

$1,200

The Forum

Capacity:

Seated dinner – 75

Cocktail reception – 100

The Forum gallery is the perfect boardroom setting for meetings, presentations, cocktail receptions, luncheons or dinner parties. The atmosphere is enhanced by artwork from the Museum’s collection and is sure to inspire your event.

The Forum includes access to all galleries on 1st floor

Sunday – Saturday

Daytime 10 am to 3:30 pm

$400

Evening After 5:30 pm

$800

Cardinal Health Auditorium & The Forum includes access to all galleries on 1st floor

Sunday – Saturday

Daytime 10 am to 3:30 pm

$1,000

Evening After 5:30 pm

$1,800

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Current Exhibitions

Through sculpture, paintings, textiles, prints, photographs, and posters that span centuries, Shine On celebrates the invaluable contribution that nurses have made to society. Artists featured in the exhibition include Rembrandt van Rijn, Mary Cassatt, George Bellows, Romaine Brooks, Alfred Eisenstaedt, and Robert Vickrey.

Shop Items

This exciting magnetic tiling toy comes in three different sizes so that it can be used while at home or to keep the doldrums away on long trips. The sky is the limit with this American made activity game.

Written by Aminah Branda Lynn Robinson and featuring her art, A Street Called Home is an extraordinary celebration of Mount Vernon Avenue, a street that sprang from an Ohio shantytown called the Blackberry Patch that was the destination for many African-Americans pushing north during the turn of the century.